No. 20-195

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe v. Tulalip Tribes, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-20
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: d-c-circuit indian-tribes judicial-decree judicial-precedent ninth-circuit precedent treaty-fishing-rights treaty-interpretation treaty-rights
Latest Conference: 2020-10-30
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Ninth Circuit, in conflict with precedent of this Court and the D.C. Circuit, impermissibly narrowed a decades-old judicial decree so as to deprive Indian tribes of their ability to exercise treaty fishing rights.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Ninth Circuit impermissibly narrowed a decades-old judicial decree to deprive Indian tribes of treaty fishing rights

Docket Entries

2020-11-02
Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2020-10-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/30/2020.
2020-10-07
Reply of petitioner Muckleshoot Indian Tribe filed. (Distributed)
2020-09-18
Waiver of right of respondent Nisqually Indian Tribe to respond filed.
2020-09-18
Brief of respondents Tulalip Tribes, et al. in opposition filed.
2020-08-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 21, 2020)

Attorneys

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
Pratik Arvind ShahAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, Petitioner
Nisqually Indian Tribe
Jay J. ManningCascadia Law Group, Respondent
Tulalip Tribes, et al.
James Miller JannettaSwinomish Indian Tribal Community, Respondent